In these postcode areas, new claims for child tax credit and working tax credit are no longer possible unless the claimant or their partner are state pension credit age or over that age or a small number of other exceptions apply. In addition until 31 October 2018, if the claimant is responsible for three or more children then they will need to claim tax credits instead of UC unless they have claimed UC in the last 6 months and are able to reclaim. See our digital page for more information on the tax credit consequences.